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Nbv. 23 1926.

A. KONOFF DOLL EYES Filed March 17, 1926 Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

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ASSIGNOR TO OVERLAND METAL NOVELTY I DOLL EYES. Application filed March17, 1926. Serial No. 25,199. g

- PIOJVGd form of gravity controlled means for operating such eyes, alsoan improved mannerof connecting the gravity control element with theeyes proper. I

A more detail d bject is to provide an improved form of weight-and meansfor connecting it with its carrying arm, also an imroved form ofcarrying armand manner of connecting the arm withthe eye proper.

A further detailed object is to provide an improved form of weightcarrying arm so designed that one part thereof serves as the immediatemeans for connecting an eye shell with theusualcros's rod of the eyesetand that another part thereof depends from the first part to carry theweight.

A further detailed object is to provide an improved form of bum er meansarranged to cushion movement of the weight in one direction. x

'A further detailed object is to provide a weight carrying arm having aportion of itself so formed as to constitute a resilient bumperfor theweight.

A further detailed object is to provide an improved form of weight madeup from'a single rectangular piece of sheet metal so bent as to providea grip upon the carrying arm and at the same time provide an appropriatesocket for retaining a resilient bumper element.

v indicated in the appended cla ms.

Other objects and'aimsof the invention, more or less specific than thosereferred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out inthe course of the following description of the elements, combinations,

arrangements of parts and applications of principlescon'stituting theinvention; and

the scope of protection contemplated will be In the accompanyingdrawings which are to befltakn as a part of this specification, and inwhich I haveshown merelya preferred form of embodiment ofthe inven- Fig.1 is a rear elevational viewof a setpof dolls eyes constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2. is avertical sectional view taken and there. being asubstantially upon the plane of line IIII of Fig. I and showing the eyeset as it appears in use within the dolls head.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that seen in Fig. 2 but illustrating amodified form of weight element, and i a Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detailview of the weight appearing in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings for describing in detail the structure thereinshown the reference characters L and G indicate the two eyes of anordinary eye set of the type here concerned, said eyes being spacedapart andsupported at opposite ends of'a cross rod '1 which is in turnrotatably mounted in a central carrying bracket- 2 extending there- 4 iplate resting against the rear annular edge surface of shell 3 and heldby a plurality of tangs as 5-5, the plate having a sleeve portion as 6provided thereby for receiving the cross rod 1, the sleevebeingrotatable and otherwise adjustable upon the cross rod,

central weakened portion as? of the plate the sleeve, -to permit of anumber of different adjacent the inner end of adjustments of theeyeshellwith respect to the-cross rod, after the manner more lly set forth andclaimed in my Patent No.

The eye Gris shown as being of the same construction as the eye L exceptthat in thisinstance the carrying member or plate 4 is formed'withintegral extensions projecting above and below the eye shell 3.

The extension 8, which continues upwardly from the plate 4 is adapted toserve as a bumper element arranged to impinge against the' inner surfaceportion as. f the doll head for limiting the rotary movement of the eyesin their closed position.

The extension 10, which continues downwardly from the plate .4constitutes downwardly from; the eye G for carrying the wei H at itslower'end in a vertical thev carrying arm forthe actuating weight H. .Itis shaped as to extend diagonally plane substantially centrally betweenthe two eyes L and G and suitably spaced below the cross rod 1.

It should here be noted that the material from which the carrying arm isformed is such as to permit of a suitable bending of the arm as occasionmay require to dispose the weight H at the most advantageous positionfor its gravity control of the eye movements.

The manner of constructing the weight H and of connecting it with thearm 10 may take any desired form. As illustrated however it consists oftwo separate discs as 11 and 12 arranged one resting concentricallyagainst the rear surface of the other and each having a centralplug-like portion as 13 and let punched forwardly thereof. The punchportion 13 of the disc 11 extends into the opening as 15 provided at therear of the disc 12 by the forward movement of the punch portion 14,while the forward'end discs together.

portion of the punch portion 14 which projects beyond the surface ofdisc 12 constitutes a rivet which extends through a suitable aperture as16 provided to receive it at the lower end of arm 10 and is mashed downto provide a head as 17 engaging against the forward surface of the arm10 serving to hold the weight rigidly connected with the arm.

The engagement of the punch 13 within the opening 15 of disc 12constitutes said punch 13 as abond between the two discs, and theoperation of mashing down the head portion 17 of the punch 14 to fastenthe weight onto arm 10 at the same time i of course produces a certainspreading effect against the punch 13 so as to cause said punch 13 tomore effectually bind the two The weight thus provided is readilyproduced from sheet metal, the discs 11 and 12 being themselves simplypunchings of sheet metal of suitable thickness for the purposes, and noextra material or elements are required to effect the connection betweenthe weight and the carrying arm.

By making the carrying arm 10 of sheet metal it has been found practicalto strike out a tongue as 18 therefrom and to dispose the same inposition to constitute a resilient bumper for cushioning the move mentof the weight in one direction. This tongue is shown as being struck outfrom that portion of the arm-between the weight and the lower margin ofthe eye shell and as being bent forwardly and. downwardly so as tooverla the forward side of the Weight in position to efliciently serveas a spring bumper for engaging againstthe inner surface portion of thedolls head whenever the weight moves to' its' normal open eye position.

The modification-shown in Figs. 3- and' 4 weight comprising a pair ofdiscs proposes another form of weight made from sheet metal. In thisinstance the piece of sheet metal employed is oblong in general contourand is simply rolled over upon itself, in the direction of its longestdimension, to constitute a small cylindcras 19, the material of whichthe cylinder is formed being suitably heavy to afford ample weight forits purpose. The opposite ends of the strip constitute jaws as 20 and 21between which is firmly gripped the lower end portion of a suitablecarrying arm as 22 which extends upwardly into engagement with eitherthe cross ,rod or directly with one or both of the eyes L and G, as maybe desired. In the instance illustrated the carrying arm 29 is shown asconnected with the cross rod 1.'

Within the forward end of the cylinder 19 is arranged a resilient bumperelement as 23, such as .an ordinary bottle cork or the like, it beingnoted particularly that thecylinder 19, inaddition to providing thenecessary amount of weight for actuating the eyes, and of affording asimple and inexpensive meansof connecting to the arm 22, also providesan admirable socket into which the bumper element 23 is inserted aswould be a cork into the mouth of a bottle.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departingfrom the scope of the invention asdefined in the following claims, it isintended that all matter contained in the above description or shown inthe accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only andnot in a nent to the present invention and may be modified at willwithin the scope of the appended claims- Having thusdescribed myinvention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. In a device of the class described the combination with a pair ofpivotally mounted eyes and a weight for actuating said eyes in the usualmanner, of a carrying arm for the weight, said carrying arm being formedof sheet metal and having a portion struck out therefrom and bent toconstitute a resilient bumper adapted to engage the doll head to cushionmovement of the weight in one direction. 1

2. A device of the class described,. comprising a pair of pivotallymounted eyes,

an actuating arm therefor, a weight carried by said arm adapted toactuate the eyes by gravity in. the usual manner, and said arrangedconcentrically one against theother, and a portion of one disc beingpunched into an opening of the other disc to hold said discs rigid-1yconnected together.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a pair of pivotallymounted eyes,

an actuating arm therefor, a weight engaging said arm adapted to actuatethe eyes by gravity in the usual manner, and said weight comprising apair of discs arranged one againstthe other, a portion of one of saiddiscs being partly punched therefrom to provide an opening in said discand to provide attaching means by which the weight is connectedwith saidarm, and a portion of the second disc being partly punched therefrom andinto the opening of the first disc to constitute a bond retaining saiddiscs rigidly connected together.

4. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a rotatable cross rod, meansconnecting the eyes with the cross rod to rotate therewith, a weight torotate the cross rod and .eyes, and the means for connecting one of saideyes with said'cross rod having integral parts providing first a sleevetelescopically and 'rotatably adjustably engaging the cross rod tothereby provide for adjustment of the eyes with respect to each other onthe cross 'rod, and second a carrying arm by which to support the-weightconnected to operate the-eyes. I

5. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a rotatable cross rod, meansconnecting the eyes with the cross rod to rotate therewith, a weight torotate the cross rod and eyes, and the means for connecting one of saideyes with said cross rod comprising a sheet metal member having partsshapedto provide first a sleeve telescopically and rotatably adj ustablyengaging the cross rod, second a bendable portion .upon which the eye isadjustable on an axis transverse to the length of the cross rod, wherebyto provide for adjustment of the eyes with respect to each other on thecross rod, third a bumper for limiting rotary movement of the eyes inone direction, and fourth an arm to which the weight is connected tooperate the eyes.

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ALEXANDER KONOFF.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa-

